James moeeison



J. MORRISON.

Covering for Steam-Cook Handles.-

No. 225,481. Patented Mar. l6,l880

B. 1 Mia;

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES MORRISON, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

COVERING FOR STEAM-COCK HANDLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 225,481, dated March 16, 1880. Application filed May 27 1879. 7

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES MORRISON, of the city of Toronto, in the county of York, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certaiu newand useful Improvements in Durable Ooverin gs for Steam-(lock Handles, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to make a strong durable handle for steam-cocks, which is also a non-conductor of heat; and it consists of a rubber jacket, as hereinafter specified.

Figure 1 is a sectional View of a steam-cock with cover attached; Fig. 2, detail of cover.

All who use steam-boilers are aware that metal handles become so heated that it is unpleasant, if not impossible, to touch them, while in those where Wood is employed as a nonconductor the durability and strength are lessened to a very considerable degree. I

In my invention the advantages of both are secured by simply covering the metal handle with a rubber jacket.

In the drawings, A is the metal handle of an ordinary steam-cock, and B an elastic rubber jacket molded to fit the handle, as indicated. The jacket is madeso that it can be sprung or stretched onto the handles, and therefore, by making various shapes and sizes, assortments can be sold to brass-finishers, engine-builders, and others, who can fit them on their own cocks.

Although specially designed for the handles of steam-cocks, my non-conducting cover will be found equally serviceable for the handles of furnaces and stov'e doors, &c.

What I claim as my invention is An elastic rubber cover or jacket adapted to be applied to a metallic handle or knob, as and for the purpose set forth.

ARTHUR SAFFORD, k ALFRED E. HERINGTON. 

